Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
The circulatory system has _____ primary functions
Two/2
It is composed of heart and blood vessels.
Circulatory System
Arteries transport blood under _____ pressure to tissues.
High
It is the load against which a muscle exerts its force, arterial pressure that the left ventricle overcomes to eject blood
Afterload
What is fefined as a persistent systolic pressure of greater than 140mmHg and/or a diastolic pressure of greater than 90mmHg?
Hypertension
This is the amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle and measured in Lpm.
Cardiac Output
What is determined by the product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance?
Blood Pressure
What is the drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body?
Diuretics
This is the resistance to blood flow that is determined by the diameter of the blood vessels and vascular musculature.
SVR
It is the early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest.
Unstable Angina
It’s from spasms of the smooth muscle that surrounds the coronary arteries and occurs at rest without any triggers but usually occurring at the same time of day.
Vasospatic Angina
Its the intense but subsides within 15 mins of rest or medication and caused mainly by atherosclerosis and can be triggered by exertion or stress (cold, emotions) and exacerbated by smoking, alcohol, coffee and some drugs.
Chronic Stable Angina
What is it called when pathologic state in which the heart is unable to pump in sufficient amounts from the ventricles to meet metabolic needs?
Heart Failure
This is Any deviation from the normal rhythm of the heart.
Dysrhythmias
